The Upul Herath Student Aid Foundation stands as a dedicated social initiative driven by the personal experience and belief of its founder, Upul Herath, that education is the key to national empowerment. The Foundation’s primary mission is to support underprivileged children in rural schools across the Puttalam District by bridging resource gaps. This is achieved through comprehensive aid programmes that provide packs of necessities, including shoes, school supplies, and sporting goods, alongside infrastructure support like water filters and library books. Beyond basic aid, the Foundation works to unearth and elevate rural children’s latent abilities to national and international levels. Demonstrating its commitment to the nation, the Foundation has also historically mobilised quickly to provide immediate humanitarian support, such as distributing essential aid during the 2004 Tsunami and subsequent flooding, ensuring that assistance reaches those in critical need without delay.